a new day...in many ways yesterday was sooooo much better than monday....of course, i now know where my house is....i gave the taxi driver directions home yesterday, in spanish!!! i know where my school is and my head is getting a little more into spanish...my teacher is darling.
i listened to the words of my mama, and yesterday i walked into school and began introducing myself to the rest of the group. i tried to rally the troops and get them to go with me tonight to casa de teatro, a small art and music house in zona colonial, but to no avail....
my teacher introduced me to her afternoon student, a spanish speaking new yorker, here paid by the military. again, i mercilessly threw myself on him too, looking for someone to do things with. i think they all think i´m nuts....i do not however, want to go to clubs and bars by myself. we shall see how it all pans out...i don´t think they understand that i am looking to do things with people, not get intimate, not get drunk, just to go out and see the world while i am here....
i am now trying to get my teacher to ask her afternoon student out to join us....i analyzed the situation with her this morning, and i think she might enjoy his company, a little more than teacher/student...the good news is that my teacher, maria laura, is going to go to casa de teatro with me tonight!!!!yeah, i have a friend. and she is the smartest one in the bunch and the most interesting! and she is local! who wants to hang out with europeans, when i can have the real thing?
the part of my day yesterday that was so difficult was that emma was having some very grown up things to deal with, and i wasn´t there to help her. my mama was, so she was lucky for that, but i needed to be there. however, if i had been there, the issues would not have even come up....my heart hurt so much for her yesterday.
we are both so very lucky to have family and good friends that have our back....thank you to you all.
today i had my first dance class. i am so happy to be moving a little bit....the teacher´s style is very different than mine, which is good to learn however, it is still not the street style. so, i need some street sass in me.
lunch today at the local cafeteria. i got there earlier so, i did not have to wait so long....yesterday i had eggplant parmesan...today more salmon and enough mashed potatoes to sink a boat, but YUMMY!!
i am making plans to go on a VIP trip on by bus to carnival on sunday, for only 500 pesos. $15.- more or less...i will probably be the only gringa and non spanish speaker on the bus!!! aye, aye, aye...it is either going to be tremendously fun or tremendously stressful. i don´t think there will be any in between!
now i am going to begin looking up these art galleries for the women´s trip in july...i would like to see some of them soon, and figure out where we should visit.
kisses to you all.....and so sorry about the yucky weather!
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